Just say or hear certain names, and you can’t help but get a visceral reaction. Hitler. Stalin. Mao. For some people more than others, these are just a few names that evoke images or memories that are perhaps too painful to handle. There’s also the name Duke…well, never mind.
And there are Bible characters that can have the same effect. We hear the name of Goliath, and we make the attempt to picture the giant of a man whom David faced that fateful day. Judas is another one, as we play over in our minds the sinister betrayal that he perpetrated. And the woman in the account before us can also create the same reaction - or if you haven’t heard of her until this study, it’s safe to say that from here on out she will - Athaliah.
But in the midst of all the evil she masterminds, beloved, we can learn from this account down to our day - evil will ultimately fail. Not to sound trite, but if you read the end of the story, we win!
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